Rui’s Rendition’s An Imperial German Pfalz E.I fighter
An Imperial German Pfalz E.I fighter about to land somewhere on the Western Front, April 1916.When one thinks of Great War aviation one tends to think of biplanes and triplanes…
Rui’s Renditions An informal photo of a muddy German squad
An informal photo of a muddy German squad, possibly fresh out of the trenches. Date and location unknown.Given the stahlhelme, an acceptable time frame would be 1916-18, possibly closer to…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 88 Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
BEGINNINGSLothar von Arnauld de la Perière was born of French-German descent in Posen (now Poznań, Poland) on March 18, 1886. At the age of seventeen, he entered the Kaiserliche Marine.…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***Der Jäger und seine Maschinengewehr. (II)
Last Week I started talking about a group belonging to a Bavarian Officer, Bruno Wegner. I will be showing today another part of it, his “Dog Tag” or “Erkennungsmarke”.In this…
Chris’ Regiments-1st Grenadier Regiment “Crown Prince” (1st East Prussian)
1st Grenadier Regiment "Crown Prince" (1st East Prussian)The Grenadier-Regiment Kronprinz (1.Ostpreußisches) Nr.1 was originally formed on 20 December 1655 by Boguslav von Schwerin to serve under Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great…
Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday is going to Stene ( a village close to Oostende)
This week Sabine’s battlefield guide Saturday is going to Stene ( a village close to Oostende)living with the Germans seen through the eyes of a Belgian priest named Henri Leroeye.On…
Rui’s Renditions-A German soldier holding a lanyard connected to the trigger mechanism of a grenade-thrower
Rui's RenditionsA German soldier holding a lanyard connected to the trigger mechanism of a grenade-thrower, unknown location, 1916-18.Originally designed by a Hungarian priest, the grenade thrower was first employed by…
Tores Tuesday. – Such a cute li’l carbine…
I really had another blog planned, but things change. I will be AWOL for the next three tuesdays. I will be going to the far north, where I grew up,…
***Antonio Wednesday’s Wonders ***Der Jäger und seine Maschinengewehr. (I)
If there is something better than a lovely Medal Bar, it is one for which you know the “Träger” or wearer. In this article (and the following 2 weeks), I…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 87 Elsbeth Schragmüller
THE ACADEMIC SPYShe had several aliases: Fräulein Doktor, Mademoiselle Docteur, Fair Lady, La Baronne, and Mademoiselle Schwartz.Elsbeth Schragmüller was a German spy during the First World War… and for many…
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